On What Does Emily Martin's Analysis of the "Fairy Tale

question 28

Multiple Choice

On what does Emily Martin's analysis of the "fairy tale" of the egg and the sperm as presented in U.S. textbooks primarily focus?

• A) how scientific language can reflect and promote the idea that differences in male and female behavior is natural.
• B) the idea that "female" eggs aggressively pursue more "passive" male sperm until conception occurs
• C) the ways in which gender roles are natural and supported by real biological differences
• D) how stereotypical male and female behavior is portrayed as a cultural construction by biologists

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